Thirty-one years ago today (31 October), Defence Minister Dr Lee Boon Yang launched a staple of our airwaves: Power 98 FM.

Humour, I learned, is a powerful coping mechanism. It’s hard to stay angry when you’re busy mocking the situation. I sent ...

Planning 2025's travels already, but a bit bored of the usual flying and driving routines? Say hello to slow, romantic travel aboard scenic train routes. Relaxing train journeys are one of my most ...

Even if you're not an anthophile (lover of flowers) or flora enthusiast, this hidden gem in Singapore is bound to ex-seed your expectations. Say hello to the Singapore Botanic Gardens Seed Bank, ...

What is a National Monument? Who gazettes them? How many national monuments are there in Singapore? To date, the Preservation of Sites and Monuments, a division of National Heritage Board, has ...

Our Lion City turns 60 this year—and while we’re celebrating the big milestones and flashy headlines, let’s not forget the little things that make us uniquely Singaporean.

Build an island resort in the Maldives? Check. Design a production studio in Taiwan for famous singer-songwriter JJ Lin? Check. Develop a spa retreat haven in Sentosa? Check. Architect Rudy Taslim, 36 ...

Love bak chang but need something more exciting than pork belly and salted egg yolk? This year’s harvest of out-of-the-box rice dumplings sounds particularly palatable, what with green Sichuan ...

Ask any NSman about their biggest takeaway from National Service, and chances are, most will say it’s finally getting their freedom back after ORD. But if you ask me, the real takeaway is the gear – ...

What do you do with all your red packets that you collected last year? How about the ones that are out-of-date, featuring the wrong zodiac animal? You can’t give those away. Don't just let them gather ...

Before the Red Lions take to the sky or the first dancers leap onto the Padang, an oft-overlooked, but mighty force is already hard at work: pre-parade motivators charged with uniting a scattered ...

Singapore’s food culture is legendary, with staples such as chicken rice, bak chor mee, laksa, and roti prata feeding generations of locals and visitors alike. But there’s one thing they all have in ...